Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education

“The president and ceo, vice president of finance and operations, and director of finance perform the initial review of the form 990. A draft copy of the form 990 is shared with the audit chair and audit committee for review prior to the draft form 990 being reviewed by the chairman and vice-chair of the board. Upon satisfactory review, the full board receives a copy of the form 990 for review.”

“Score has a written conflict of interest policy which is reviewed and updated, if necessary, annually by the governance committee. Additionally, a disclosure statement along with the copy of the current policy is mailed to each board member annually for completion and acknowledgement. All disclosure statements are reviewed by the president and chief executive officer and chairman of the board to determine if further action is needed.”

“The process includes use of data regarding comparable compensation for others in similar positions, performance evaluations, and reflection of organizational success.”

“Governing documents, policies, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“The mission of the state collaborative on reforming education (score) is to catalyze transformative change in tennessee education so that all students can achieve success. Score is an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan institution, founded in 2009 by senator bill frist, md, former us senate majority leader. Striving to be a durable partner and trusted advisor on tennessee education, score is focused on driving change for students from kindergarten to career through policy and practice and taking it to scale. Score has three goals that guide the organization's work to drive success for all students in tennessee: 1. All students receive an excellent public k-12 education. 2. All students earn a credential or postsecondary degree of value that prepares them for a career enabling economic independence. 3. Economically disadvantaged students, students of color, and rural students see improved success across all goals relative to their peers. Score's theory of action is oriented around an iterative cycle of advancing change for students from kindergarten to career. Specifically, -we strive to be a durable partner and trusted advisor on tennessee education, focused on driving change through policy and practice and taking it to scale. -we identify challenges and potential solutions for students based on data and research, convene stakeholders, and link tennessee to national conversations. -we develop effective approaches by working directly with schools, districts, institutions, and employers to innovate and generate proof points. -we enable the scaling of promising solutions by advocating for student-focused policy and activating philanthropy, assistance, and investment. -we continue to use data and research to monitor progress, measure impact, and identify additional areas of need for students.”

“Policy advocacy: score builds awareness and support for education issues and works to sustain momentum among organizations and individuals around improving student success in the state of tennessee. Score's efforts in 2023 included the following: -score published the 2024 state of education in tennessee, which elevated key student outcomes data and provided recommendations that informed policy advocacy priorities to advance student learning and outcomes in tennessee. -score championed policies and/or state investments focused on the teacher pipeline, innovative school models, career and technical education, high-quality public charter schools, and summer learning programs. -score worked to maintain foundational education reform policies and high standards for k-12 teaching and learning. -score had nearly 500,000 touchpoints with tennessee stakeholders across all programs, events, and communications, including the score institute summer series, future forward summit, and various publications.”

“Strategic practice: score researches key policies, develops tools and reports that elevate important topics, supports pilot efforts in communities across the state to generate proof points for what works to drive student success, and shares best practices to advance score's strategic priorities. Score's efforts in 2023 included the following: -score supported more than 20 innovative initiatives for policy and practice solutions across tennessee, including innovative interventions like high-dosage tutoring, teacher pipeline programs to grow the number of well-prepared new teachers entering the profession, and college persistence efforts focused on historically underserved student groups. -score shared research, innovative practices, and supported implementation in partnership with school leaders, district leaders, and partners in the following networks, working groups, and sessions: -score hosted a five-part score institute series to elevate leading innovations from across the country that are working to ensure students are prepared with the skills and training needed to meet current and future workforce needs. -score supported three efforts to design, launch, and fund education-to-work high school programs to better align education and work and support students to access high-wage, high-demand careers. -score led a workforce analytics project with business and community leaders to help them understand how education experiences lead to employee success. -score focused on preparing future teachers to teach high-quality early literacy curriculum grounded in the science of reading by creating the lead in literacy network. -score supported six traditional districts and public charter schools in nashville and memphis with tennessee investment in student achievement (tisa) implementation through professional learning communities. -score expanded its role as a leader in charter data analysis by publishing a charter school webpage to elevate tennessee public charter school facts, data, and best practices and hosting an institute on the results of a national charter data study. -score published data, implementation, and best practice guides related to the educator labor market, k-12 student data outcomes, summer learning programs, instructional coherence, and the value of postsecondary education in tennessee.”

“Activating philanthropy: score works to collaboratively support key partners as their efforts align with score's theory of change. Score's efforts in 2023 included the following: -score provided subgrants to 30+ organizations at the state level and in communities across tennessee that are aligned with score's mission and vision for student success. These subgrants supported organizations to develop proof-points and expand their impact for students in ways that aligned with and informed statewide education priorities. -score convened the tennessee learning circle (tlc) of education philanthropic leaders across the state to learn about best practices and consider education priorities for tennessee including supporting education-to-work pipeline and career-aligned college advising.”

“Contract labor - accelerate network: program service expenses 180,449. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 180,449. Contract labor - advocacy outreach support: program service expenses 425,063. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 425,063. Contract labor - advocacy advising: program service expenses 320,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 320,000. Contract labor - charter school growth: program service expenses 42,640. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 42,640. Contract labor - miscellaneous contractors/consultants: program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 19,664. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 19,664. Contract labor - momentum metrics network: program service expenses 4,395. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 4,395. Contract labor - nashville tutoring project: program service expenses 17,533. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 17,533. Contract labor - policy memo/reports: program service expenses 90,731. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 90,731. Contract labor - project annual report: program service expenses 59,194. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 59,194. Contract labor - project lift: program service expenses 983,891. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 983,891. Contract labor - project strategic communications: program service expenses 269,604. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 269,604. Contract labor - tlc: program service expenses 32,421. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 32,421. Contract labor - train network: program service expenses 5,948. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 5,948. Other - compliance and reporting: program service expenses 6,717. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 6,717. Contract labor - summer learning: program service expenses 18,979. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 18,979. Contract labor - tisa implementation: program service expenses 233,191. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 233,191. Contract labor - workforce analytics: program service expenses 900,000. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 900,000. Contract labor - epp network: program service expenses 440,824. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 440,824.”